Razor-strop dressing



Patented Apr. 15,1930 1,754,406

um 'ra fo STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER 0. SNEIQLINGS, F KINGSVILLE, TEXASRAZOR-STRUT? DRESSING No Drawing. Application filed December 10, 1927.Serial No. 239,256.

This invention relates to a razor strop coating constitutes a firstsurface application, dressing, and the object of the invention is to andthe third coating provides with the first providea dressing which willpreserve the and second coatings a dressing of the required strop andkeep it soft and pliable for an inthickness. These separate coatings areapdefiniteperiod, which will have a fine but ver plied because a betterand more uniform dresseffective action on the blade being stroppe ing isobtained than if the ingredients were and which will maintain itsdressing properall combined and applied as a single coating, ties aslong as the strop is in serviceable condi and further as a matter ofeconomy, as it is tier), r not necessary that the first or fillercoating 1 In carrying my invention into practice I have the same degreeof frictional properties 55 first repare a priming composition which isas the second and third coatings. These sev-, suitahly applied to thestrop. This compoeral coatings, of course, all blend together andsit-ion is made by dissolving 2 pounds of Venemake the compositionhomogeneous and so tian red, 1 pound of rosin, 2 pounds of white thatthe sum of their properties is obtained.

lead and 1 pint of raw linseed oil in 1 gallon The Venetian red is usedas a filler and for 60 of turpentine and then adding to each quartcoloring purposes, the rosin and lead blend of the mixture so preparedthree quarts of to produce asoft abrasive compound for fricvarnish. Thisacts as a filler embodying the tional action on the blade, theturpentine is properties of the compound which saturates employed as asolvent, the varnish holds the the pores of the strop and provides abase composition intact and intimately blended 65 coating or layer onwhich an intermediate and adds strength and durability to'the strop,

' coating or layer and a final coating or layer and the 011 keeps thecomposition and the are b ls strop soft-and pliable. The function of theThe intermediate coating or layer is made alum in the intermediatecoating is to act as a by dissolving 1 pound of Venetian red, flux orhinder to assist in securingablending 70 pound of alum, 1 pounds ofrosin and 1 of the ingredients. It also has a specific acpound of whitelead in3quarts of turpentine, tion with the rosin to form a softabrasive and adding to each quart of the above 4 quarts body, furthersoftened by the lead, to furnish of varnish. After the first or groundlayer an abrasive compact to act efliciently and has dried to adetermined extent the second WithOllt harshness on the edge 0f theblade. 75

coating is applied in any suitable manner. A dressing of this characteris preferably The third coating is made by dissolving applied to canvasstrops, although it may be' of a pound of Venetian red, 2 pounds ofrosin applied. to leather strops. It prevents the and pound of whitelead in 2 quarts of turmaterial of the strop from deteriorating from vpentine, and then adding to each quart measage and as a result offlexing actions, and it 30 are of the above '5 quarts of varnish. Thisis keeps the strop always soft and pliable.

applied to the strop over the second coating This dressing has a verysmooth, fine and deliand allowed to dry or harden to a certain excateaction on the edge of a blade and gives a tent, and the strop is thenrubbed or smoothed very fine, keen and smooth edge to the blade down bymeans ofa smoothing or burnishing which is stropped. By its u ej s theneeded tool to remove all irregularities and to make abrasive action isobtained and the edge the surface absolutely smooth, whereupon thesmoothed to a high degree O ke t strop is ready for use. out wiry orother roughened surfaces liable As stated, the first coating is used asa filler to be produced in the use of ordinary dressfor application tothe raw strop, the second ings.

What I claim is A razor strop having a dressing compound applied theretoconsisting of a primary composition of Venetian red, rosin, white lead,raw linseed oil and turpentine, over which is a composition of Venetianred, alum, rosin, white lead, turpentine and varnish, and over which isa composition of Venetian red, rosin, white lead, turpentine andvarnish.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER O. SNELLINGS.

